Video above: This Nexstar Media video gives insight into fentanyl.
(FOX 5/KUSI) — A new generation of crime-fighting canines has officially joined the California Highway Patrol, with six highly trained K-9 teams now deployed across the state — and for the first time, these dogs are hitting the streets trained from day one to detect fentanyl.
Announced Friday by the Governor Gavin Newsom’s Office, the new K-9 unit includes five Belgian Malinois and one German Shepherd. The teams have completed months of intensive training aimed at improving public safety and addressing the growing threat of fentanyl, as well as other illicit substances…